Sasha's Bears

A Bear family

17 February 2026

I often say that no job is too small for Sasha's Teddy Bear Hospital - and I think these three patients will help you see what I mean.

Teddy here only needed to have his leg re-attached. I replaced both his leg joints, and he was as good as new!

The nice fluffy bear called Honey came to me with his nose missing. After a short discussion with her and her owner about what sort of nose Honey would like, I gave her one that she chose, and she was very happy.

As for Teddy (yes, a namesake of the first one), he only stayed in Hospital for a few hours. The operation that he had asked for was rather unusual but not too difficult: Teddy's eyes had become a bit bumpy, so I just polished them for him. "He's not

14 February

Of all the patients admitted to Sasha's Teddy Bear Hospital this year by far the biggest was Kerneels (though I had some even bigger ones previously).

Kerneels, who is in his mid-60s, was generally in pretty good health. However, he had a bad gash on his head and a big tear on his hip.

In order to treat him, I had to undo some of his huge joints; this was hard work, so I had to rope my husband in to help.

It all worked out well in the end: Kerneels' injuries were sorted, and he also received a good clean, as well as all fresh stuffing (loads of it), and a new growler to boot.

Annelie V.J.'s Kerneels before treatment

Kerneels came to the Hospital together with his younger and much smaller friend, Sweety, who was missing an arm, an eye, and a quite lot of stuffing. A closer examination revealed a whole lot of small holes in Sweety's skin. After a good clean, I mended all the holes, gave Sweety a new arm and two brand new eyes, and fully re-stuffed him with new polyfill. He was pretty pleased to be whole and fit again!

29 January

Wendy came to Sasha's Teddy Bear Hospital to be repaired in time for her lifelong owner's 70th birthday. I re-stuffed her with kapok, mended some holes on her face, legs and shoulders, and topped up her nose embroidery. After a good clean, Wendy became much brighter and fluffier - and as sprightly as any 70-year-old could wish to be.

A nice Merrythought teddy called Percy was in a pretty good shape for his age, even though he had accompanied his owner everywhere for nearly 40 years. The reason Percy decided to get spuced up a bit was that he was about to be passed on to his owner's baby, due next month. I replaced his paw pads, re-embroidered his nose, and gave him new stuffing. A good clean and brushing made Percy soft and fluffy again, and ready for new adventures.

I am sometimes asked to make some quick emergency repairs - and so it was with Teddy. While his owner was cleaning the Hospital windows, I reattached his torn ears and mended a tear on his neck. In the end, the owner was as pleased that her beloved Teddy was whole again as I was with how nice and shiny my windows were))

25 January

It was Australia week at Sasha's Teddy Bear Hospital!

First, I treated yet another Koala. His name was Gummy, and even though he was in his 60s, like several other koalas whom I had treated before, his skin was not as fragile as I feared. I reattached his torn ear, patched a big hole on his chest, and re-stitched most of the seams, so Gummy went home very happy.

My next patient was Rupert, who was keen to be reunited with his owner in Australia. However, he was not allowed into the country as long as he had his original natural woodwool stuffing! So, in addition to patching some holes and giving Rupert a new growler so that he could talk again, I had to remove all the woodwool and replace it with 100% synthetic Polyfill. I gave the owner's daughter a sample of Rupert's new stuffing, and wrote a letter to the Australian customs to assure them that he no longer had any natural fibre inside.

19 January

A nice rabbit called Baba, aged about 40, was admitted to Sasha's Teddy Bear Hospital after being savaged by a dog. Fortunately, the owner had a very good photo of Baba from years ago, which helped me restore her to her former glory - and also make her a dress like one she used to wear when she was younger.

Another patient, a traditional Teddy in his 70s, had managed to preserve his fur in a lovely condition because he always wore a jumper and pants. He came to the Hospital to have his neck joint repaired. I also replaced Teddy's paw pads with new ones that replicated the original.

12 January

Sasha's Teddy Bear Hospital reopened after a short Christmas and New Year break, and my first patient of the year was TedTed. Though quite young (he has just turned 13), he needed a fairly comprehensive treatment, having never before left his owner's side.

TedTed received new stuffing and had all this holes mended. He also reverted to his original colour following a good clean - much to his owner's surprise and delight.

My next two patients were good friends who came to the Hospital together. Koala, aged 60 plus, had a huge hole in his belly, which I mended for him. I also replaced his unusual stuffing with more traditional woodwool. Despite his venerable age, Koala still had a perfectly working music box inside him!

His friend Wow-Wow, aged over 60 as well, also received new stuffing and had a lot of holes patched. Being a rather hairy dog certainly helped, as the patches were well hidden under Wow-Wow's long fluffy fur.

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